The OIC is ignored largely because it remains selective in its comments, ignoring genuine areas of concern for Islamic nations while covering regions impacting nations hosting or attempting to influence the summit. Most OIC members are struggling for survival, ignored by the few powerful oil-rich states.
"The Government of India takes a very serious view of the invitation extended to the Hurriyat. The motive of such actions is to destroy India's unity and sovereignty," Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said at a media briefing.
Meanwhile, sources said that Wang, apart from attending the OIC conference, would also attend the Pakistan Day Parade to witness the performance of recently-inducted Chinese fighter jets J-10C into the Pakistan Air Force (PAF).
Pakistan has been unsuccessfully trying to drum up international support against India for withdrawing Jammu and Kashmir’s special status on August 5 and bifurcating it into two Union territories.
On Sunday, the 57-member Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) called on the Indian government to protect Muslim minorities who are being 'negatively profiled' and are facing 'discrimination and violence' amid the Coronavirus crisis.
Raveesh Kumar said the government has reached to its missions in different countries to share its perspective on CAA and NRC with the host government.
He said although international media is almost silent about what is happening with Uighur community of China but whatever little information trickles down through social media and a few media houses, is not only disturbing but alarming as well.
Earlier this month, India's External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj made history by becoming the first Indian invitee to an OIC summit.
"For so many decades India has deliberately chosen to avoid attending the OIC. But the Modi government not just gave it legitimacy by attending but in turn got India labelled a terrorist country and an occupier in Kashmir," said the former Union Minister.
Her remark delivered in her opening address to the OIC, an influential grouping of 57 Islamic countries of which India is neither a member nor an observer, was apparently directed at Pakistan.
